Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game against Liverpool, Redknapp said: “I’m looking for good players obviously.

“Good ability and the right characters that can come in and be up for having a go for you. They’ve also got to care and want to get us out of the trouble that we’re in. That’s what we’re asking for.”

Asked if Bosingwa had apologised for his antics last week, Redknapp said: “Yeah, he apologised to me when I fined him two weeks wages!

“He apoligised yeah. You know what football’s like – you can’t tell me in any shape or form that that sort of thing can be right at a club that is bottom of the league, playing Fulham and you haven’t won a game all season.

“You pick a team and have a meeting and say: ‘Some of you are going to be disappointed today lads but you’ve done nothing wrong. We’ve all got to stick together so let’s not have anyone moping around the dressing room.’

“’If you’ve got a problem come and speak to me on Monday and I’ll explain why I picked the team.’

“So you don’t expect someone to knock on your door two minutes later and say ‘I’m not sitting on the bench’. I can’t have it really.”

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Not impressed: Redknap has questioned the character of some of his players

After just one win in their 19 games so far this season, Redknapp admits few players within his squad can have any complaints at being replaced by more talented stars when the transfer window opens next week.

He went on: “I’ve got no sentiment towards the players anyway. I’ve got to do what’s best for the club.

“I’ll try to improve the squad if I can. But it’s not easy. You’re looking in January to try to improve the team but who is going to let you have players at this stage of the season?

“You’ve teams fighting to get into the top four. Fighting to get into Europe. Fighting to stay out of the bottom three.

“Its so difficult to get better players or to find players who are going to make a difference to you at this stage of the season. It’s just not easy.

“The time to do that is in the summer when you can build and take your time to get your team together for the new season. When you walk in now its really difficult.”

Meanwhile Redknapp has nothing but praise for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and insists the Uruguayan striker should be a contender for Player of the Year.

Redknapp said: “There are a lot of people who don’t like Suarez, but as a player he is right there. He could play for any team in the world.

“He gives everything – effort to start with and he never stops working. Then he has fantastic skill, great ability. He has the other side of him but no defender has an easy game.

“They have to be on their toes for 90 minutes. When he loses the ball he is like a little kid, he chases the ball to get it back. That enthusiasm, he’s fantastic.